Jeremiah 5:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.”
Jeremiah 5:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Jeremiah 5:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Jeremiah 5:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It will happen when you say, ‘Why has Yahweh our God done all these things to us?’ Then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’”
Jeremiah 5:19 — World English Bible
Jeremiah 5:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say unto them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served foreign gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.”
Jeremiah 5:19 — American Standard Version
Jeremiah 5:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it hath come to pass, when ye say, `For what hath Jehovah our God done to us all these?' That thou hast said unto them, `As ye have forsaken Me, And serve the gods of a foreigner in your land, So do ye serve strangers in a land not yours.”
Jeremiah 5:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Jeremiah 5:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah our God done all these things unto us? then shalt thou say to them, As ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.”
Jeremiah 5:19 — Darby Translation
Jeremiah 5:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the Lord our God doe these things vnto vs? then shalt thou answere them, Like as ye haue forsaken me and serued strange gods in your land, so shall ye serue strangers in a land that is not yours.”
Jeremiah 5:19 — Geneva Bible
Jeremiah 5:19 in Context — Jeremiah 5
17 E comerão tua colheita e teu pão, que teus filhos e tuas filhas comeriam; comerão tuas ovelhas e tuas vacas, comerão tuas vides e tuas figueiras; e derrubarão por meio da espada tuas cidades fortes em que confias.
18 Porém naqueles dias, diz o SENHOR, não vos acabarei por completo.
19 E será que quando disserdes: Por que o SENHOR nosso Deus fez conosco todas estas coisas? Então lhes dirás: Assim como vós me abandonastes e servistes a deuses estrangeiros em vossa terra, assim também servireis a estrangeiros numa terra que não é vossa.
20 Anunciai isto na casa de Jacó, e fazei com que isto se ouça em Judá, dizendo:
21 Ouvi agora isto, ó povo tolo e insensato, que têm olhos e não veem, que têm ouvidos e não ouvem:
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